Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Book Chapter Book Chapter Faculty Publications- Book Chapter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Role of ICT in harnessing poverty reduction: An empirical study using an ARDL approach Description An account of the resource The catalytic role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in poverty reduction has been examined in this chapter, in line with the United Nation's first Sustainable Development Goal (SDG-1). This study focuses on the impact of ICT variables such as individuals using the internet, population covered by a mobile-cellular network, mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions, and international bandwidth usage, on poverty alleviation using relevant data covering countries worldwide from 2010 to 2022. Employing the Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) method, the study examines both short-run dynamics and long-run effects of ICT interventions towards achieving SDG-1. Results reveal a stronger relationship between internet usage and poverty reduction, alongside a counterintuitive finding showing a negative coefficient for international bandwidth usage. The findings of the study emphasize the pivotal role of internet usage and international bandwidth usage in poverty mitigation. Further, as evidenced by data findings, any immediate changes in the ICT indicators such as international bandwidth usage, population covered by a mobile network, mobile telephone subscriptions may not affect the poverty levels in the short term. The results of the study posit the policymakers to acknowledge the impact of internet usage in alleviating poverty among the world countries. The study reckons that improvement of internet infrastructure and enhancement of digital literacy initiatives via increased internet usage has the potential to harness poverty reduction. 2025 A. Jose Anand and Saravanan Krishnan. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kumar M.; Rena R.; Delina G.; Srinivasan P. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Smart Technologies for Sustainable Development Goals: No Poverty, pp. 52-69. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available CRC Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003519010-4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003519010-4</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85213117159&amp;doi=10.1201%2F9781003519010-4&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=0e4fea847dcaecc8afba7ce0d2230f9d" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85213117159&amp;doi=10.1201%2f9781003519010-4&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=0e4fea847dcaecc8afba7ce0d2230f9d</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISBN: 978-100351901-0; 978-103284845-7 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book chapter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kumar M., School of Business and Management, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Rena R., DUT Business School, Faculty of Management Sciences, Durban University of Technology, South Africa; Delina G., Department of Business Administration, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education (Deemed to be University), Srivilliputhur, Tamil Nadu, India; Srinivasan P., School of Management, Presidency University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India